cobalt bomb

noun

1. a cobalt-60 device used in radiotherapy
2. a nuclear weapon consisting of a hydrogen bomb encased in cobalt, which releases large quantities of radioactive cobalt-60 into the atmosphere

Example Sentences

A cobalt bomb has never been tested because of the devastating radiation it would unleash.

From BBC

According to state-run Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the destructive power attributed to the new torpedo's warhead would fit the description of a cobalt bomb.

From BBC

In 1950, he predicted a cobalt bomb that would destroy all life on the planet.

From BBC

Staffed by 18 Russian doctors and medical technicians�Cambodia itself has only a handful of native M.D.s �the new hospital was equipped with ten air-conditioned operating rooms, a cobalt "bomb" for cancer treatment, a hairdressing salon, room telephones, and pale blue potties in the children's wards.

From Time Magazine Archive

Was it a cobalt bomb that would send a deadly cloud sweeping forever about the earth?

From Time Magazine Archive